By Kim Yeo-jin KT Reporter
The Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) at Kyungnam University held a seminar titled “The Launch of the Trump Administration and the Outlook for the Korean Peninsula in 2025" on March 5, in the Grand Conference Room of the Pyunghwa Gwan.
In a keynote speech titled "U.S.-ROK/DPRK Relations in the Trump Era," Cho Byungjae, invited Chair Professor at IFES and former Chancellor of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, predicted that the United States may pursue a new framework for discussions on the North Korean nuclear issue. Possible measures could include lifting sanctions, improving bilateral relations, issuing a peace declaration or declaring an official end to the Korean War, and reducing U.S. troop presence in South Korea.
TBS News Director Lee Yong-chul anticipated that North Korea will increasingly pivot toward Russia in its foreign policy and that heightened tensions and disengagement with South Korea will become entrenched as a result of implementing the “twostate theory.” TV Chosun reporter Choi Woo-jung identified three key conditions for successful U.S.-North Korea summit diplomacy: (1) consensus within the U.S. political establishment, (2) North Korea achieving a power balance with the U.S., and (3) the possibility of establishing a common enemy.
